Educators across the country are scrutinizing security plans to see what more they can do to protect students after one of the deadliest school shootings in US history. But experts say these efforts may do little to prevent another such shooting.
The Uvalde, Texas, school district had a safety plan that included its own police force, social media monitoring, and a threat-reporting system to"provide a safe and secure environment" for students.What worked and didn't is part of the investigation into the May 24 shooting at a local elementary school where a teenage gunman gained access to the school and came out of a classroom closet firing an AR15-style rifle.
The world's most powerful nation can't keep schoolkids safe at their desksOne of Texas' largest school districts, Houston ISD, requires all visitors be cleared individually through a doorbell camera by someone inside the building, a policy in place long before the shooting in Uvalde, Dennis Spellman, spokesperson for Houston ISD told CNN. Dallas ISD also has a similar system, which is mirrored by Maryland's largest school district, Montgomery County Public Schools, as well.
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